The Clifton clarion., 1887-05-18
TWO FAMOUS SPEEDS
OWNED BY GENERAL GRANT.
His Love for Horses, and Their Ieve for iIim-Cincinnati
 and Ecypt-

When he first entered the White House as President of tine United he owned over a hundred head of horses, which he kept at his fdrn Ecar St. Louis. The foreman of the stables in which these horses were kept. was Albert Hawkins, who IS now coIcliman for President Cleve- lard. Albert says Gen. Grant was an excellent judge oi horsefesh. It was difficult matter to deceive him in horse trade, because he was familiar with all the points that are ronSi.iercd in examining them. He co1id look into a horses mouth and tell his exact % within a few R.ol:hs. l1e always insisted that h:s Eo3,cS should never be i'll used, either in or out 0; the stable. They were gwen the best kind of feed. stalls. and re rcgulariy exercised. Any man who WAS known 10 i'll treat or misuse o3e of h;s horsas, was i'm medialely dismissed. The General took a fancy to Albert because he was always kind anl gentle in deal ing with the s;ocK under his charge. After the General became President he sold many oi his horses in Sr. Louis, and directed Albert to come on to Washington anI assume con i-cl 0! the Presidential stables.
 The GcIe-li's iavo iJe horses were iacinnati. Egypt, and JeT pavis. The ioyricr was IS g5nt,e as q la;ah, md La knay an l o.'evei ii:a General .,lI -1l nm w33c1s. Cincinnati was q good sa.l,iic horse, in a1Iit.On to being a ,rst-class horse iu harness. The ticneral could ride him ;o any point n the city, jump off his back, and leave him standing unIi,che.! for any length oi time. Nc matter how long inc General remained away, when he r,tUrne,l Cincinnati was there waiting Tor hin. He lid not pay any attention to circus pI-,.tes and he wls not to be frightened tv nOisc and confusion on the street. When the General di- rcc;ed him to stand and wal; for hi.n, Cincinnati would no: bIlge till the General had mounted him. During the Gene a,'s second term in tine White House ac.au-C:Acnts were male for Ia equestrian statue repre- Seut:n- Cant n.oIuted on his favor iJe war horse. Ci"cianati. Every day for nearly month the General woulu 70 down to the stable. have the hcidlc an.l sL llo put on tincin- nati. ant oI he voJli 20 10 meet the sculptor. On save:al occasions Albert srrompanie'i nim to beautiful sp1t in th, vicinity 0! th. Soldiers Home, where ti.e east was nude, and Gen. Grant ir'quentiv visited the PreSi- dantial stables. went into the stalls, an:l talked tu lis horses just as thonsh they W. human beings and were capable oi understanding every wOr,l he sail tO them. The Jeff Davis horse was terrible kickerand bitter. and the stable hands were "irail to 70 near his stall. His feed had tu he passed in to him irc.n an s,ljaiIin,c stall. The General. how ever. hai q, mp ctI control over him, and csu!i enter t4iS stall, handle him as Ec i.s.rci, and in fact, do any thing he wanted with him. Old Jeff knew h.S voice, !Ur as soon as the t;encral entered t!.e stable he would throw bl L h,s e3.s an,l move around lesiltsslv in siis stall until the Gen era S'uweI him some attcntion. OG several occasions the stable hands tried ,o deceive Jeff by initiating the Geuera)'s voice, but as soon as he djscoverl the deception he made his horis pay 9 lively tune on the hi,ie of his Gl.- Boston Herald.